Directed by:
Todd PhillipsCinematography:
Mark IrwinComposer:
Michael SimpsonCast:
Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Tom Green, Rachel Blanchard, Anthony Rapp, Fred Ward, Andy Dick, Ethan Suplee (more)VOD (3)
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University of Ithaca College freshman Josh (Breckin Meyer) misses his childhood sweetheart, Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard), who is going to school in Austin, Texas. Josh makes a tape proclaiming his love for her, but one of his friends accidentally mails the wrong tape; he instead sends the tape of Josh having sex with the beautiful Beth (Amy Smart). Josh had slept with Beth only after assuming that Tiffany had found someone else. So Josh, E.L. (Seann William Scott), Rubin (Paulo Costanzo), and Kyle (DJ Qualls), the geek with a car, set off in a powder blue Ford Taurus to intercept the tape before Tiffany can see it. They leave behind the insane Barry (Tom Green), who is on the multiyear graduating plan and would rather stay in the dorm and feed a live mouse to Mitch the snake. The group's 1,800-mile trip will feature encounters with exploding cars, crazy motel clerks, too-hip grandparents, stealing from the blind, the wrong fraternity, and that old stand-by, chef's revenge. (official distributor synopsis)
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Road Trip struck me as the first watchable teen comedy. It’s as if DreamWorks wanted to avoid stupidity, vulgarity and general shittiness and instead wanted to make a morally benign variation on teen movies that would be suitable even for the youngest viewers. But I’m not praising this flick for its moral qualities. Road Trip surprised me with its fresh subject and its non-violent and civil (albeit silly) humor, as well as its great cast.
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One of the many generic teen comedies that rode the wave of success of American Pie, but unlike the others, it's also quite funny. Quite.
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When I first saw the film, I was much younger than today, hence my original rating. This time I was bored for the most part, at times I even felt second-hand embarrassment for the creators. Since I expect a comedy to be entertaining and funny, a “Boo!” would be appropriate, but one star for Amy Smart.
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This comedy never really grew on me, but it's not that terrible either. It's clear that it tries to ride on the success of American Pie, but at least it doesn't unnecessarily twist around the theme of "losing one’s virginity." The story makes sense, but the actual road trip itself isn't really the main focus; there's very little of that here. Occasionally, there's a good joke or an interesting character here and there.
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